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propitious
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?o??p???s/
- Hyphenation: pro?pi?tious
Adjective
propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)
- Favorable; benevolent.
- Synonym: favorable
- Antonym: unpropitious
- Advantageous.
- Synonym: advantageous
- Characteristic of a good omen.
- Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, promising
- (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.
Antonyms
- unpropitious
Translations
Related terms
- propitiate
- propitiation
- propitiously
- propitiousness
Further reading
- propitious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- propitious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- propitious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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sunny
English
Etymology
From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunni?. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?ni/
- Rhymes: -?ni
- Homophone: sonny
Adjective
sunny (comparative sunnier, superlative sunniest)
- (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
- Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.
- (of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.
- the sunny side of a hill
- I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.
- (figuratively, of a person or a person's mood) cheerful
- a sunny disposition
- c. 1590, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors Act I scene 1
- My decayed fair / A sunny look of his would soon repair.
- 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge
- A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart.
- Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.
- sunny beams
Synonyms
- (weather, day): bright; sunshiny
- (place): sunlit
- (person): bright, cheerful
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
sunny (not comparable)
- (US, regional) sunny side up
Noun
sunny (plural sunnies)
- A sunfish.
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